International Black Health Conference will address health disparities in Black communities – Brighter World
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 30, 2022
McMaster's HOPE Chair in Peace and Health Ingrid Waldron is co-organizing the International Black Health Conference. The first of its kind in Canada, the conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, community organizers, government officials and members of diverse Black communities to focus on improving Black health outcomes.
With higher rates of diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease and, in some instances, cancer, Black communities are disproportionately impacted by health disparities, research shows.
It’s not just genetics causing such poor health outcomes.
“These illnesses are actually a result of . . .
